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What it is: Me On the Web is a new tool from Google.  Announced just today, Me On the Web is part of the Google Dashboard that allows you to set up custom Google Alerts for your name in news articles.  This was always possible with Google Alerts but now those alerts are coupled with tips and resources for helping students manage their online identities.  Now everything can be tracked from one central location instead of scattered around in different places.  Me On the Web is easy to set up, just visit your Google Dashboard to get started. How to integrate Me on the Web into the classroom: There was a day when you could get away with not knowing and following your digital identity, that day is no more.  We all carry digital footprints, and now more than ever it is vital for us (and our students) to know how to manage those digital footprints.  Teaching students about their digital identity is the first step, Google's Me on the Web takes that a step further by helping students manage their online identities through Google Alerts and helpful tips.  Students must have an account with Google to fully utilize the Me on the Web features.  After students have their account set up, they can create a set of Google Alerts related to them.  This could be their name, email address, a sports team that they play on, the name of the school they attend, etc.  Students will quickly see just how big a memory the Internet has and get a first hand look at their digital footprint and learn some strategies to take care of it.

iKeepSafe is dedicated to the education of families on how to stay safe online. That's why we've teamed up with Google to develop curriculum that educators can use in the classroom to teach what it means to be a responsible digital citizen.

Some great ideas on raising awareness of Digital Citizenship among students. 

"Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship An opportunity to look at cybersafety and cyberbullying with a larger framework of Digital Citizenship.

An approach to presenting social media and digital responsibility.

A series of units for K-5 students and teachers around digital citizenship.

A great example of what can go wrong - Digital Reputation

This has some very good resources for use with young people around safe use of the web/cyber bullying etc.

The NSW DEC site for digital citizenship. A good starting point 

A Conversation Starter for Digital Citizenship K-6

The Learning On Line website presents the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development's advice for schools on cybersafety and the responsible use of digital technologies.

MTV's A Thin Line campaign was developed to empower you to identify, respond to, and stop the spread of digital abuse in your life and amongst your peers.